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Some initial thoughts on Poesie's Return to Willow Cottage collection... We Fly With Our Spirit (pancakes and syrup for breakfast, broom straw/hay in the sunshine, sassy black cat fur, stormy night air/rain, a tiny bit of clean cotton sheets): Sweet...

Oh wow. A Grasshopper cocktail. Suddenly I’m back in a noisy bar in my student days, drinking one made by a ridiculously talented bartender. It was my favourite dessert. Why have cake when you can have...

Over 500 years ago, the poet Kabir wrote a short verse about the musk deer. The musk lives inside the deer’s own body, he said, yet the deer wanders the forest searching for where the smell is coming from. He meant it as a spiritual lesson: what you’re looking for is already...

Lately, there's something about niche perfumery that's really starting to wear thin on me. Exclusive events, cocktail parties, dinners, free bottles sent to influencers, collaborations... And then come the same old photos: people posing, drinks, gift bags, and not much else....

If you are scent enthusiast in Rio it’s hard to pass up the opportunity to browse the colourful boutiques which is what I did and I took a sample set tin for more detailed sniffing. Overall a lot of really nice profiles, well constructed, but on the lighter side and nothing particularly...

The advent of internet shopping and discussion forums – which have now been around long enough for even their worst effects to feel extremely normal - has enabled...

Hello, hello! If you're new here and curious about how this all works, check out my intro post. Our first match-up is between "Sex & Jasmine (Eau de Parfum) | Paraphrase" and "Cosmic (Extrait) | Tanaïs". Opening (5 points): What is the opening...

I have been window shopping perfume for some months now (i.e. browsing online and then not buying).  I don't know what I want and won't be happy 'til I find it.My mind often harkens back to Grossmith, usually to Phul-Nana.  I'm in two (or several) minds regarding this one: do I want Eau de Parfum...